Why Back Out At The Last Moment?

And all of a sudden, our class was down by one member, a mere two days before the first of us takes the exam, and barely a week before the rest of our turns come too. It’s a bit of a shock, particularly to his other companions (from the MetLife batch), to come so far only to quit now, but apparently the guy had confidence issues — he felt that he couldn’t catch up to the rest of us, and even when given the opportunity for a refresher (with the next class after ours), it didn’t work either.

So, his papers have been forwarded to HR for re-profiling. It’s kind of a waste, but what can you do? He’d made his decision already.

As for the rest of us? Yeah, you can feel the pressure mounting. While we haven’t taken the preliminary test yet, the guy scheduled for Thursday did, and while he passed, it doesn’t give the rest of us comfort. I mean, he was the top-scorer of the class after all.

In any case, for me, it’s back to working on my “opportunities”, specifically Mutual Funds and Retirement Planning. Yay.